First edition of Hazard's third novel, generally acknowledged as her finest, winner of the 1980 National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction.NY: The Viking Press, 1980. First edition. Octavo, 9-1/2 x 6-3/8 in. 337pp. Red boards backed with blue cloth; stamped in gilt to spine and base of front board; dust jacket. Light shelf wear. Mild sunning to board edges. Some faint splash marks to front board. Unclipped ("$11.95") jacket with a number of short edge tears and small nicks. Toning to flaps and interior. Very good (+) in a very good jacket.
